This recipe is a true Horiatiki Hortopita – A Greek Traditional Spanakopita, how the women from my village make it. Hortopita is a Greek Spinach pie made with traditional homemade phyllo loaded with various greens like silverbeet & herbs. A true Horiatiki Spanakopita. Travel off the beaten track where the roads wind perilously deep in…
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Vanilla & Semolina Custard Pies – bougatsa – μπουγάτσα
Golden and creamy perfection, delight your taste-buds by biting into these crisp filo pastries with warm custard filling. Layers of filo encase a sweet Semolina custard baked inside a golden flaky exterior. Bougatsa, is best eaten warm straight out of the oven. Each layer of filo is lightly sprayed with a light pure olive oil….
Traditional Kolοkithopita using home-made Phyllo. Traditional Greek Pumpkin Pie. (Κολοκυθοπιτα Πελοποννισου )
Peloponnese style Kolokithopita, with home made fillo, pumpkin, spices, sugar and rice. To the west of the Peloponnese is the Ionian sea while to the east is the Aegean Sea. The terrain is typified of high mountains, isolated beaches and harbours. The area has many cities important to Greek history such as Mycenae, Argos, Megalopolis,…
Making Phyllo and Learning How To Manipulate Dough to Thin Sheets (Overview).
I have memories as a young Australian- Greek girl living in a small village of being mesmerized by the busy activity of the kitchen as my mother and grandmother were working on making phyllo. The technique of rolling phyllo into sheets is rhythmic and smooth. It consists of a roll then a flick of the…
